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May 2015
Taffy Day
Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar, butter or vegetable oil, flavorings, and coloring until it becomes aerated. When those tiny air bubbles are produced a light, fluffy, chewy candy results. The candy is then rolled cut and wrapped in wax paper. Fruity flavors are typical but many other flavors can be found.
Find out more »Escargot Day
Escargot is a french word for snail. THe dish Escargot is made with cooked land snails. It is served as an appetizer in Spain and France.
Find out more »Wine Day
Uncork a bottle with dinner, make up a batch of sangria, or add a dash to a dish!
Find out more »National Brown-Bag-It Day
Pack your lunch today. If you can, grab a picnic blanket to dine on as well!
Find out more »National Cherry Dessert Day
With Memorial Day hovering around this time of year, its easy to see why Blueberry Cheesecake Day and National Cherry Dessert Day happen today! Why not enjoy them both together for some red, white, and blue celebrating!
Find out more »Towel Day
Towel Day is a tribute to the author's A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was originally held two weeks after his death which was May 11, 2001.
Find out more »Blueberry Cheesecake Day
Enjoy a slice today.
Find out more »National Grape Popsicle Day
WOW! How do grape popsicles rate!?! Celebrating today seems easy and don't forget to show your neighbor your purple tongue!
Find out more »National Cellophane Tape Day
In 1930, Richard Drew, an engineer for 3M invented Cellulose Tape which we now know as Cellophane or Scotch Tape. It was promoted as a way to 'make do' during the great depression as folks used it to make small repairs to household items. It was promoted as an attractive way for grocers and bakers to seal packages. I like 'brown paper packages tied up with strings' as much as the next person, but tape sure is handy for the…
Find out more »National Sunscreen Day
With summer just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, it's time to look to sunscreen to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun. Check the SPF for UVB protection. The SPF number indicates how well a sunscreen protects against ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. If you’d normally get a sunburn in 10 minutes, an SPF 15 extends that by 15 times. So you could last 150 minutes before burning. How high an SPF do you need? The…
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